Marine Corps · SSN history

385 Power Plant Installer

Appendix B identifies SSN 385 as Power Plant Installer under AR 615-26 of September 1942 and its supplements, and suggests SSNs 097 or 846 as possible conversions. These were not automatic successors: each Marine’s qualifications had to be reviewed against the job requirements before selecting a replacement.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

  • 097 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 846 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Power Plant Installer

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. No effective date for a conversion of SSN 385 is given.

  • The June 1945 Present Title column is blank; the entry does not establish a definite split into SSNs 097 and 846.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Power Plant Installer. Suggested conversions/remarks: 097, 846. The table gives no row-level effective date. June 1945 is the manual publication date, not an effective conversion date.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 24, 2026 against references 3 and 4.

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